Garbage disinfecting device



3, 1933. N. MoDAD Er A1. 1,928,864

GARBAGE DISINFECTING DEVICE Filed Feb. 25, 19:53l

FIG, 5 f5 122%@ @51o d im @T210 QL. Zo

o 15 y oo z5- 19l 25 24. o- 13 is 22 1415** NAJAM MODAD,

LOUl SCHNDER, v

Patented Oct. 3, v1933 I u Y UNITED STAT-Es PATENT oFFlcEf GARBAGE DISNFECTIG DEvIcE Najam Modad and Louis SchneidenCarbondale, h Y 13a. I 3 l f implicati@ February z5, 1933. serial No. 658,648

3 claims. (01.-220-87) The present invention relates generically to a which constitutes the subject matter of the presnovel and improved means for disinfecting garent invention, being open; bage or the like. More specifically, the present Fig. 3 is a front viewof the. attachment, per invention has particular relation to a very pracse, in closed condition; i

5 tical and economical garbage can attachment of Fig. 4 is a View corresponding to that of Fig. 3, e0 i extremely simple construction, but of high ein-- but with thelparts'openyand ciency.` r v .l Fig. 5 is a view, partly in elevation and partly A primary object of this invention is the proin section, of the l-ower part of a conventional vision of a disinfecting attachment of the chargarbage can, showing the present invention apacter abovev mentioned, which attachment shall plied Vto the bottom thereof.v f be capable of .easy application to or association Similar reference characters designate corre# with garbage cans of standard construction, such sponding parts throughout the several figures of as are availableon the market at .the present drawing. `i Y j Y tima f Reference numeral 10 designates. a standard y1g; A further object of the present invention is the form of garbage Can DTOVded With'a hinged OD 70 provision'of a device of the type outlined .which or cover 11, which is adapted vto be raised by the shall be capable of easy salvage inthe event the 'foot-operated lever system 12 to the position can to which it may be attached has, for one reashown in Fig. 2. It is, ofcourse, understood that son or another, to be discarded, and which dethe aforesaid system 12 may be Omtted and the vice shall still be applicable to another can. cover raised manually. 75

A still further object of the invention is to pro-V Attached to cover 11 ofthe can is the garbage vide a disinfecting attachment which shall be disinfecting device which constitutes the present adapted to be mounted, without involving the use invention. ThisV device or attachment, which is of tools other than those commonly available, shown in closed position in Fig. 1 and in open i eitherto the top or cover of the can or to the position in Fig. 2, comprises a base or mounting 80 bottom thereof, depending upon the character of plate 13, a disinfectant container 14, and a guard the specific disinfecting medium involved, as will or outer casing 15.

appear more clearly from the description herein- The base or mounting plate 13 is preferably of after set forth. the configuration illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawv A further object is to provide a device-which ing, and is provided adjacent each end thereof 85 in section, of a conventional and standard form the casing l5 in closed position, in which position shall be reliable in operation, which shall be easy with perforations 16, whereby the attachment and convenient to handle (as when filling or remay be aixed to the cover 11 by means of bolts filling), and .which shall be of suiiiciently rigid or the like 1 7 which pass through corresponding construction to be ableY to4 substantially perma- Vopenings provided in the cover of the can. .l. nently withstand the usage Vto which devices of Disinfectant container 14 is preferably of rec- 90 this character are ordinarily subjected. tangular dished construction, and may conven- The foregoing and other objects and advaniently consist of screenlike material. This c ontages of this invention Ywill be lapparent to those tainerV 14 is preferably hinged to base plate 13, skilled in the art to which the invention persubstantially centrally thereof, by means of spring .Y tains, from the detailed disclosure thereof hereinhinge 18. v v 95 after set forth. Applicants novel relationship of Guard Casing 15 iS ppreably larger in S'Ze parts is described in detailv in the following dethan container 14 (see Figs. 2 and 5), and is prefscription, which willbe better understood by -referably substantially circular in cross section to erence to the accompanying sheet of drawing, correspond to the central circular portion of base 5 illustrating a preferred embodiment of the -inplate 13 (See Fig. 4). Casing 15 is hinged t0 Dlali *10 vention. 13 adjacent one end of the latter, retaining means 4On the said sheet of drawing, (hereinafter described) being provided adjacent Fig. 1 is a view, partly in elevation and partly the other end of the plate to securely maintain v of garbage can, to the cover of which the present casing 15 encompasses container. 14 in spaced invention has been applied;` relation thereto. One end of casing 15 is of Fig. 2 is a view,.part1y in elevation and partly course open, while the other end 19 is solid and in section, of the top part ofthe can of Fig. 1, mperforate Peripheral wall 20 of casing 15 is 755 the can cover being raised and the attachment, provided 4with a plurality of perforations V21, sub- `A110 stantially as illustrated. The casing 15 is made of relatively heavy gauge metal. l

The retaining means, aforementioned, consists essentially of a strip of metal fabricated to form a wedge-shaped locking lug 22-disposed on plate 13, see Figs.- 3 and 4. A coacting springy socket 23 is securely mounted on the juxtaposed portion of, casing 15. VConvenient means for opening casing 15 against the action of yspringyfsocket 23 is provided in the form ofha'ndle 24 aixed to casing 15 by means of bracket 25.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5, the attach- Ament is exactly thev same as that heretofore described, except that it is appliedfto the bottom 1la of can 10at in inverted position. In this case, handle 24 provides convenient means for lifting casing 15 to the position shown in Fig. 5. Any desirable or suitable form of disinfectant material may be disposed in containervl4. If solid, it is placed directlywithin the container; if liquid, it -may be applied to waste or the like which is then placed in the' container. The chemical vapors evolved from the disinfectant pass into the interior of the garbage can throug openings 21 of the Yprotective casing 15.

In the event that thechemical vapors of the disinfectant material used are heavier than air, the attachment provided by the present invention is mounted on the top of the can. If the dis infectant vapors are lighter than air, the device is mountedras illustrated in Fig. 5. In either case., protector casing 15 protects the disinfectant and container 14 from beingrcrushed by or against the refuse and from becoming contaminated therewith. Imperforate end 19 is of particular value in this connection, especially when the attachment is used on the bottom of the garbage can.

Although the preferred form of the invention has been described in some detail, it is not intended thereby to limit the scope of the invention or otherwise than by the terms of the claims hereunto appended.

What is claimed is: Y

1`. An attachment of the character described,

v.particularly adapted for use with conventional garbage can constructions, said attachment comprisinga base plate, means for attaching said plate tosaid can construction, a disinfectant container hingedly mounted on said base plate by means of a spring hinge, a'substantially cylindrical protector casing hingedly mounted on said .base plate and adapted to substantially encase saidAdisinfectant container, and means to retain said casing in encasing position, said 'casing including a Yperforated peripheral wall andan imperforate end.

2. The construction defined in claim 1,'said retaining means consisting of a locking lug mounted onsaid base plate and a springy socket mounted on said casing, said lug and socket being adapted for interlocking engagement.

3. Ihc constructionV dened in claim 1, said disinfectant container. being of screen construction, and-said. casing being of heavy gauge metal NAJAM MODAD.

LoUrs SCHNEIDER. 

